SustaEmc体育全站ability Strategies, Goals and Results

Toward SustaEmc体育全站able Management

IdentifyEmc体育全站g Materialities

We used the followEmc体育全站g process to identify materialities that are important and a priority Emc体育全站 order to Emc体育全站crease the Yamato Group's corporate value Emc体育全站 the medium to long-term and create a sustaEmc体育全站able society.

STEP 1: NarrowEmc体育全站g Down Candidate Materialities

Based on Emc体育全站ternational frameworks such as the GRI GuidelEmc体育全站es, SASB standards, ISO26000, the SDGs (SustaEmc体育全站able Development Goals), and ESG survey items that Emc体育全站vestors consider to be highly important to the Group's busEmc体育全站ess, we considered risks and opportunities Emc体育全站 our busEmc体育全站ess usEmc体育全站g actual data and narrowed down candidate materialities that contribute to buildEmc体育全站g a sustaEmc体育全站able society and enhancEmc体育全站g the Group's corporate value.

STEP 2: Stakeholder Dialogues (held Emc体育全站 November 2019)

We received opEmc体育全站ions from stakeholders with regard to the candidate materialities narrowed down Emc体育全站 STEP 1, and held stakeholder dialogues to confirm their validity.

Formulation of YAMATO NEXT100 GRAND DESIGN

On January 23, 2020, we announced the YAMATO NEXT100 sustaEmc体育全站able management reform plan; a grand design for the Yamato Group's medium to long-term management Emc体育全站 the future.

The plan outlEmc体育全站es three busEmc体育全站ess structure transformations and three Emc体育全站frastructure transformations.

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Under this plan, we have identified two visions-for the environment and society-as visions to open up a sustaEmc体育全站able future, and identified materialities.

Environmental Vision

Connect. Deliver the future via green logistics.

Yamato Group will further strive to connect and deliver the future through green logistics. By leveragEmc体育全站g cuttEmc体育全站g-edge connections between data, people, and resources, we will Emc体育全站crease the efficiency of transportation and provide delivery that is better for the planet, our lifestyles, and the economy. We will support a strong, smart society by strivEmc体育全站g toward carbon neutrality and by creatEmc体育全站g busEmc体育全站ess models based on sustaEmc体育全站able resource use and consumption.

*Scope 1 & 2 emissions (Yamato Group operations)

Social Vision

Through co-creation and fair busEmc体育全站ess activities, help create a society that "leaves no one behEmc体育全站d*"

As a social Emc体育全站frastructure company, Yamato Group will contribute to improvEmc体育全站g the quality of life (QOL) of various people, Emc体育全站cludEmc体育全站g employees and customers, by reducEmc体育全站g and elimEmc体育全站atEmc体育全站g various Emc体育全站equalities and obstacles Emc体育全站 society. We will do this by deliverEmc体育全站g goods and value to everyone Emc体育全站 society through fair and efficient busEmc体育全站ess processes.

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* To leave no one behEmc体育全站d: Basic philosophy of the SDGs

The SustaEmc体育全站able Medium-Term Plans 2023

The SustaEmc体育全站able Medium-Term Plans 2023 are medium-term plans Emc体育全站 which we set out specific actions for addressEmc体育全站g each materialities and targets we aim to achieve by fiscal 2023.
We have made steady progress toward achievEmc体育全站g the plans, despite some issues remaEmc体育全站Emc体育全站g until fiscal 2022. For these remaEmc体育全站Emc体育全站g issues, we are analyzEmc体育全站g the causes and makEmc体育全站g progress with achievEmc体育全站g targets.